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Low-barrier homeless shelters a little more hopeful after new state funding
This past winter, the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville served twice as many individuals in their warming shelter than the year before. The shelter is one of four low-barrier options across the state, all of which have been increasingly stretched with the ongoing, overlapping challenges of drug use and the high cost of housing, among […] The post Low-barrier homeless shelters a little more hopeful after new state funding appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
$2 million worth of fentanyl pills intercepted after they were mistakenly sent to a house in Maine
A homeowner in Winslow, Maine, had to file a complaint with police after two packages arrived from California containing nearly 30 pounds of pills containing fentanyl.
The bees are back: Maine needs 1.4 billion bees to pollinate its blueberry crops alone
FALMOUTH, Maine — A wave of customers returned to local farms and flower shops this weekend looking for some last-minute Mother's Day gifts. Winslow Farm and Flower Shop in Falmouth had one of its first busy days of the season on Sunday as Sarah Boudreau and her family welcomed back regular customers and locals.
How did America become so politically divided?
WATERVILLE, Maine — You didn’t have to be a professor of government to notice during the 2020 presidential race that rural Maine was filled with Trump campaign signs, signs that all but disappeared from the landscape as you made your way into Portland, Bangor, Lewiston and other cities.
Skowhegan softball looking for redemption in A North amidst hot start
SKOWHEGAN - After making the Class A North final last year, Skowhegan softball is picking up right where they left off. The Riverhawks are 9-1 to start 2024 with a truly complete squad. Eight of their wins have come via the 10-run rule and they have shutout six of their opponents. The team says that those hot bats are the biggest key to their success, as well as the team chemistry that comes with having nine seniors.
Belfast baseball stages late comeback to stun Nokomis
NEWPORT - Down 4-1 after five innings, Belfast baseball came back to defeat Nokomis 8-6 on Wednesday for their fourth win in five games. The Warriors got on the board first with RBIs in the bottom of the first inning by Owen Menard and Tom Nyce to go up 2-0. Menard added a second RBI in the bottom of third and yet another in the fourth to make it 4-0.
Winslow teen inspires young people to pursue beekeeping as 2024 American Honey Princess
ALBION -- Lainey Bell has worked at Swan's Honey, Maine's largest apiary, since the age of 15. Now, she's wearing a crown under her beekeeping suit as the first American Honey Princess from New England. The recognition is from the American Beekeeping Federation, an organization that supports beekeepers across the...
Lake George Park in Canaan to undergo improvements
CANAAN -- Lake George Regional Park is undergoing a major improvement project. Community donations and federal support raised around 1 million dollars for the Lake George Corporation, which manages the park. The land previously served as the site of a summer camp, before it was acquired by the state in...
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